This was digital

"Spring Awakening" - 2025

• 12″ H x 12″ W x .75″ D
• Oil on Birch Panel

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I'm in-between block in and detailing layers. I'm trying to be more expressive but Idk if it's working. 🤷‍♀️

Just sharing 😊

24x36 canvas used. Acrylic paint.

Did and donated this piece to the local cat haven because they’re holding an auction and all the money will be going to the cat haven :)) Oil and gold leaf on canvas

Painted the Grand Canyon using a photo reference I took a few years back. Tried to incorporate David Hockney's art style into this piece as a requirement for my painting class; I'm painting a landscape series using his style as inspiration. Really happy with how it came out and I'm really loving gouache now!

Oil on canvas

The reference photo is one I took from my car somewhere in the middle of the U.S. The dramatic sky and abandoned building caught my eye.

I’m pretty new to using acrylic paints. I’m more of a pen-and-ink or pencil person. I like some parts of the piece, but I don’t like it overall.

I would appreciate any hints on what I could have done with it. Thank you!

Ask me anything!

Palette:

Azo Gold Pyrole Red Pyrole Orange Cadmium Yellow Burnt Sienna Raw Sienna Burnt Umber Light Transparent Red Oxide Naples Yellow Cobalt Blue Ultramarine Blue Teal Carbon Black White Gesso

I’m painting with fluid acrylics from Golden Paints. I use white gesso to thicken my paint mixes and make them more opaque. I use Satin Glazing Liquid for glazing and thinning my mixes.

Markers:

For the base sketch I’m using alcohol markers in various brown colors from Copic.

Grounding:

After sketching, I ground my panel with a reddish orange mix of Azo Gold and Satin Glazing Liquid from Golden.

Surface:

16x16” ultra smooth Claybord panel from Ampersand Art Supply.

Brushes:

Utrecht Mixed Synthetic Flats 4-18 Blick Studio Synthetic Stroke ½” and 1” Hake Brush

Easel:

French Easel by Julian found at Blick

If you have any questions about my process or materials, ask away!

COASTAL EXPLORERS, Acrylic, 16x16”

I have been stuck on this painting for a long time as I wasn’t sure how to deal with the background - should I just copy what I have in my original photo? Or should I just throw in a background colour like what I did, but what colour should I use?

I didn’t think it through when I did the initial sketch (I should’ve put my cat in the centre of the painting). It’s too late for me to change it now cuz I spent too much time perfecting my cat 🥹

Any advice would be appreciated.